Commercial & Lead FP&A

Build the Future of Finance at Outcomes First Group One application. Multiple opportunities. A finance career with real impact.

At Outcomes First Group, Finance isn't simply about reporting the numbers, it's about helping shape the future of one of the UK's fastest-growing specialist education providers. As we continue to grow across the UK and internationally, we're investing in our FP&A capability and looking for exceptional finance professionals to join us across both our Group Finance and UK Finance teams.

Joining OFG means joining a business that's continually evolving.

Our Finance teams play a central role in helping the organisation grow, supporting everything from operational performance and strategic investment decisions to acquisitions, long-term planning and international expansion.

You’ll work alongside experienced finance leaders who genuinely value commercial thinking, curiosity and continuous improvement.

You’ll have the opportunity to influence decisions, challenge thinking and help shape the future of the business, not simply report on it.

Whether you're looking to deepen your commercial experience, develop your strategic capability or progress into finance leadership, you'll find genuine opportunities to build your career here.

Our Group FP&A team works at the centre of the organisation, supporting Executive Leadership as Outcomes First Group continues to expand. This team focuses on strategic finance: helping senior leaders make informed decisions about growth, investment and long-term business performance. It's a role that combines commercial thinking with analytical excellence and offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders.

Depending on your role, you'll have the opportunity to work on:

• Long-range financial planning and forecasting
• Financial modelling and scenario analysis
• Investment appraisal and strategic business cases
• M&A activity and acquisition modelling
• Executive and Board reporting
• Business performance insight
• Reporting automation and business intelligence
• Commercial projects that influence the future direction of the Group

If you enjoy solving complex commercial problems and influencing strategic decisions, this could be the perfect opportunity.

Our UK Finance team partners directly with operational leaders across the business, helping them understand financial performance, identify opportunities and make informed commercial decisions.

This is a highly visible finance business partnering environment where your work has a direct impact on operational performance and service delivery. You'll collaborate with leaders across the organisation, providing the insight and challenge needed to support better decision-making and continuous improvement.

Depending on your experience, you'll work across:

• Finance business partnering
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Commercial analysis
• Month-end reporting
• KPI development and performance insight
• Business performance reviews
• Process improvement and reporting automation

If you enjoy building relationships, influencing stakeholders and helping operational teams succeed, you'll thrive here.

• Executive Leadership exposure
• M&A, investment appraisal & international growth
• Shaping future growth

• Commercial, operational focus
• Operational Leadership exposure
• Finance business partnering
• Budgeting, forecasting & business performance
• Driving operational excellence

We're interested in people who are naturally curious, commercially minded and motivated by improving business performance.

You’ll probably have experience in some of the following:

• Commercial Finance
• Finance Business Partnering
• Management Reporting
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Performance Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Advanced Excel
• Power BI or similar reporting tools

You’ll enjoy working with data but understand that your real value comes from turning analysis into decisions.

You’ll be confident presenting to stakeholders, challenging constructively and building strong working relationships across the business.

Whether you’re qualified, part-qualified or studying towards CIMA, ACCA or ACA, we’d love to hear from you.

Alongside a competitive salary and benefits package, you’ll enjoy:

• Exposure to Executive Leadership and senior operational stakeholders
• Work that genuinely influences business decisions
• Involvement in strategic projects, investment decisions and business growth
• Investment in modern reporting and business intelligence tools
• Continuous learning and professional development
• A collaborative, supportive and ambitious Finance team
• Clear opportunities to progress as both our business and Finance function continue to grow